1,500 inhabitants live in an Indian city called Auroville, they built themselves bizarre houses, cooking with solar energy and try to give a new meaning to the concept of community. Their location is a laboratory, and they are the pioneers of human evolution. In Auroville there is no system of laws, police or mayor, life is entirely organic, without television and discos. Many people believe, Auroville is where will start the regeneration of humanity. "I feel," wrote a New Age philosopher, "this will start from down, from a small place, where people are still capable of cohesion that will make them trust each other." The wise and charismatic Sri Aurobindo was the founder of a philosophical current that combines sinuous Hinduism, Neo-Platonism and the teachings of yoga. Aurobindo's disciple and successor, called Mama, launched the city-odd visionary experiment. He is the one who had the revelation of the fact that "the world needs a place where people can live far from the national rivalries, social conventions, perverted morals and strangers religions.

The idea was of a city-model, of an international community "where aggressive instincts, specific for humans, to be channeled exclusively on track to eliminate the causes of unhappiness, of overcoming weakness and ignorance; a place where spiritual needs to rank ahead of the passion satisfaction. " Thus it was founded Auroville - The City of Sunrise, whose name derives from the French word aurora (aurora, dawn). At the inaugural ceremony, in February 1968 was attended by the President of India and representatives from 121 states that, in a symbolic gesture of aspiration towards a united world, poured ground from their countries of origin in an urn placed now in the center city.

In Auroville, unlike any other place in India, you will not find homeless people or beggars. The city has an air of dignity and ostentatious grace, the access and conduct are strictly controlled - something that is evident from the inscriptions prohibiting smoking, drinking, sex and politics. Air is thick with the smell of burnt incense and aromatic flowers. In the center is a sanctuary of white marble, surrounded by a sophisticated floral arrangement; It is where Sri Aurobindo and Mother rest, to be venerated.

In outdoor workshops, city workers are embroidering or modeling wax figurines. Bharat Nivas, reception complex of the city, hosting an information center, administrative offices, a library, a restaurant, an auditorium and a gift shop, this magnificent architectural work is made of glass and concrete structures. This is the Indian pavilion, the first project of national pavilions that will be built. That will become a cultural center where the education will be accomplished by the children of our countries.

In 1990 an area was reserved for the construction of a pavilion dedicated to Tibetan culture and it seems that France is taking seriously into account the option of building an own pavilion. The current population of Auroville is about 1,500 permanent residents, representatives of over 31 nationalities, most Indians (31%) and French (20%). The original plan of the city followed the outline of a spiral, alternating residential, cultural and industrial areas, stretched over ​​12 km sq ft and ready to host 50,000 people.